Antiochos III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor

John Ma

The first major study to examine the relationship between the Hellenistic kings and the previously independent city states

The first detailed and well-documented overview of the history of the period (223-192 B.C.), which takes into account the new epigraphical findings and recent research

Maintains an original focus on the ways in which power expresses itself through language and on the contrast between imperial and local versions of history

Paperback edition includes a new preface and addenda.

Antiochos III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor

with new preface and addenda

John Ma

Description

This important and wide-ranging book examines the relationship between the Greek city-states and the Hellenistic empire, focusing specifically on the interaction between Antiochos III and the cities of Western Asia Minor. Dr Ma approaches this material from a variety of angles: narrative history, structural analyses of imperial power, and analyses of the functions played by language and stereotype in the interaction between rulers and ruled. This paperback edition includes a new preface and a section of addenda.

Antiochos III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor

with new preface and addenda

John Ma

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Great King and the Cities1. The Seleukid Past in Asia Minor2. The Reconquest of Asia Minor: A Narrative (226 - 192 BC)3. Empire as Structures4. Empire as InteractionConclusion, Epilogue, Envoi: 'Once there was a King, Antiochos the Great ...'

Antiochos III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor

with new preface and addenda

John Ma

Author Information

John Ma is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics, Princeton University

Antiochos III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor

with new preface and addenda

John Ma

Reviews and Awards

"The professional Hellenistic historian or the epigraphist consequently is likely to find this study most enthralling--and it will prove highly rewarding."--Times Literary Supplement

"This brilliant monograph is...an absorbing and thought-provoking study, which will be essential reading for all serious students of the Hellenistic Near East."--Choice

"In this revised version of his award-winning D. Phil. thesis, John Ma...carries the use of epigraphical evidence to new heights. [He] extracts a great deal of useful information about the Hellenistic empire and the Hellenistic polis from a formulaic language that has often been dismissed as meaningless, and his translations demonstrate a keen appreciation for the nuances of the Greek language."--History

"This technical study is indispensable for scholars and advanced students interested in the fate of the Greek cities of the Aegean during the Hellenistic age."--Religious Studies Review